THE TRUE STORY BEHIND FLUBBER

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Wireless Flash - FlashNews)  You may have thought
Robin Williams movie Flubber was hilarious,
but it was no laughing matter for a toy company that actually
tried to manufacture the goop.

In 1963 the Hasbro toy company tried to capitalize on the hit
Disney movie, Son Of Flubber, by marketing a silly putty-
like product called Flubber.

According to toy historian G. Wayne Miller, Flubber was
advertised as non-toxic, but the FDA started hearing reports that
the goo  a mix of synthetic rubber and mineral oil 
was causing kids to break out in rashes and get sore throats.

Hasbro immediately recalled the Flubber and prepared to
dispose of it. However, when the company tried burying the stuff
at sea it floated to the top and when they tried burning the
goop, it wouldnt ignite and only produced noxious black
smoke.

The toy manufacturer finally got rid of the Flubber by burying
it under a parking lot behind the Hasbro plant in Rhode Island.
Reportedly, you can occasionally see Flubber oozing through the
parking lot cracks on hot summer days.

Miller is the author of a new book called Toy Wars
(Times Books), which hits stores today.